The event will present findings from a recent report funded by the Indiana Office of Defense Development. The report identifies opportunities to leverage the collective intellectual property at Indiana University, NSWC Crane, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame for collaboration and economic development. The event will also feature a panel discussion with anecdotes of successful commercialization initiatives and commentary about how Indiana industry and institutes of higher education might work more closely together to drive innovation.

Scheduled panelists include:

Tony Armstrong, president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., which is tasked with leading IU’s efforts to build and support startups. Tony is also the former executive director of the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund.

Brian Emerick, founder, president and CEO of Micropulse Inc., a precision manufacturer for the orthopedic device industry.

Steve Gerrish, founder of Qmira, airBridge and Broadband Antenna Tracking Systems. Steve is the founder of the agBOT Challenge and is a former Purdue University and University of Wisconsin intellectual property and startup advisor.

Daniel Surwit, solutions architect at CPA Global, a leading intellectual property analytics company with experience working with large companies, universities and defense labs around the world. Daniel is also a former intellectual property advisor at the University of Texas at Austin Office of Technology Commercialization.